fehlbar

German

Etymology

fehlen (“to fail, err”) +‎ -bar (“-able”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːlˌbaːɐ̯/

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Adjective

fehlbar (comparative fehlbarer, superlative am fehlbarsten)

1. fallible
2. (Switzerland) guilty (of a crime, transgression, etc.)
3. (Switzerland) sickly

Derived terms

• unfehlbar
• päpstliche Unfehlbarkeit (papal infallibility)

Further reading

• “fehlbar” in Duden online